At a Glance: Name: Vigan – Meaning: place where giant taro abounds – Origin: Ilocano – Pronunciation: BEE-gahn
Vigan is an Ilocano name meaning “place where giant taro abounds”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Vigan
Meaning: Place where giant taro abounds.
Origin: Ilocano.
A common claim: marshland Actually: Vigan derives from Ilocano bigaan, meaning a place where giant taro plants abound, rather than marshland.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Vigan
Phonetic: BEE-gahn IPA: /ˈbiːɡan/
Popularity of Vigan
Vigan doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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